"Is it inevitable?" he thought to himself as he watched Lukas jog back to the halfway line.
"He plays the role perfectly," assistant coach Buck said to Topmöller. "His vision, ball retention, passing, and shooting are all currently some of the best on this team now that Omar is gone. Even his defensive work is nothing to play with. It's like he was made for that free role," Buck added.
"Yeah, but he's still so young. I don't know about his decision-making ability in big games yet. And I'm not sure if a game against Dortmund is one I want to use to find that out."
"Think about it, Coach, how many 16 year olds have you trained that played like this? Most of the the young stars nowadays have a lot of flair, but how many do you think are as calm as he is even when under pressure and always seems to pick the right passes? If he's not good enough, at half time you can either switch his position or just take him out of the match.
